Writing Update

I must apologize for not updating you all on my writing progress.

Since my hand surgery, I have taken some time off and seriously need to get back into the grind of working! -Injuries can be such a great excuse!-

My work in progress: I am still in the research and note phase. I can't wait for it all to come together like my last book did.

I'm attempting to write my WIP a little differently than my last book, The One, where I just sat down and wrote what I saw in my head. Then I would go back and make sure it was seamless and that it all made sense. After all the edits were done, I then wrote a synopsis of the finished work.

Honestly, that isn't always the best way to write. It worked for the last book, (and might work for future ones)but since then I have learned SO much and want to try something different. So this time I am working on a Synopsis that is done BEFORE the book is written. Kind of like the outlines you wrote for reports back in High school and College, but this is more detailed. It will walk me through all of the important aspects of the book and keep me on track while I'm writing.



The One: I have gotten two more e-rejects from my queries. There are still 5 queries out there and for each e-reject I get, I send another out. I have about fifteen more agents on my list to query, but I must admit there are not nearly enough agents who deal with the genre it is written in. It is hard to find agents who deal with Inspirational Romantic Sci/Fi- yup it's a mouth full!- But I am not discouraged. I know that eventually it will sell. I realize that day might not come for a while and that I might need to finish other works first. -my next book is an Inspirational Woman's Fiction. There are many more agents to be found in that category!-

Don't for a moment think I am giving up! I refuse to give up on it! I am just being reasonable; I need to continue writing and improving my craft.

Did you know: Carrie by Stephen King was rejected 30 times (he even threw the manuscript away forcing his wife to fish it out of the trash!) and Gone with the Wind was rejected 38 times before publishers picked them up!

I can't give up because my agent/publisher might be right around the next turn.


I'm excited to see what the next few weeks hold.

What's up with you? Where are you in your writing/job journey?